Clues for the word "AIM"
We've had 333 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1237 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on January 23, 2026.
Definition of aim
- v. i. - To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.
- v. i. - To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well.
- v. i. - To guess or conjecture.
- v. t. - To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).
- v. i. - The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
- v. i. - The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
- v. i. - Intention; purpose; design; scheme.
- v. i. - Conjecture; guess.
Referring Clues
- Object
- Endeavor
- Order between ready and fire
- Target
- "Ready, ___...!"
- Aspiration
- Intent
- Sharpshooter's gift
- Glasses may improve it
- Ability to hit a target
- Ambition
- Prepare to fire
- This should always be 24-Down
- Fire preceder?
- Cry before firing
- Eye the bull's-eye
- Shout before firing
- Purpose
- Point
- Align the cross hairs
- Order before "Fire!"
- It's taken before firing
- Prepare to shoot
- Sight-see?
- Goal
- Order to a shooter
- Archer's asset
- Sharpshooter's asset
- Something to take, carefully
- Ready follower?
- Marksman's asset
- Order between "ready" and "fire"
- "Fire" preceder
- Crest alternative
- Targeting need
- Part of a mission statement
- "Fire!" preceder
- Marksman's skill
- Order to a firing squad
- Use a sight
- Set one's sights
- Mean
- Deadeye's asset
- Alternative to Gleem
- Colgate competitor
- Look through the cross hairs
- Intend (to)
- Point a gun
- Second part of a three-part command
- Mission statement part
- Deadeye's skill
- Profitability, for a business
- Draw a bead on
- Ready follower
- Marksman's strength
- Crest competitor
- Intend
- Line up the cross hairs
- Rifle range command
- Draw a bead
- Pick a target
- Objective
- Gleem alternative
- Point, as a rifle
- Focus
- Hold out your arm?
- Fire preceder
- Employ a bombsight
- Intention
- Point, as an M-16
- Prepare for firing
- Target the target
- Ultimate goal
- "We ___ to please!"
- Zero in
- Get ready to fire
- Brand of toothpaste
- "Ready" follower
- Deadeye's forte
- Look through a scope
- Free throw shooter's asset
- It might be shouted before "Fire!"
- Command to a firing squad
- Archer's skill
- Point at a target
- Close-Up alternative
- Shoot (for)
- What a marksman takes
- "We ___ to please"
- Scope
- Sharpshooter's skill
- Direct
- Point at the target
- What a drifter lacks
- Sharpshooter asset
- You take it before a shot
- Marksman's must
- Take a bead on
- Target focus
- Order after ready
- It comes after "ready"
- Tell's was swell
- Rifleman's second in command?
- Part of a ready trio
- Shooter's asset
- Zero in on
- It's taken before a firing
- Second step for a marksman
- Gunfighter's asset
- End
- A sharpshooter needs a good one
- Marksman's gift
- Bowman's asset
- Use a scope
- It may be taken at a gun range
- Point, as a pistol
- "We ___ to please"
- What Tell took
- Fire follows it
- Word after "Ready"
- Noted AOL chat program
- 28-Across's gift
- Steady the arrow
- "Watch where you ___ that thing"
- "Watch where you ___ that thing"
- Annie Oakley had a good one
- Archers take it
- Center the crosshairs
- App with a Buddy List
- Archery asset
- Firing squad command
- Toothpaste brand
- "Ready!" follower
- Point a rifle
- Fire starter?
- Align the crosshairs
- Point a pistol
- It's taken before a shot
- Skill appreciated by one's fellow peers?
- Sight
- Elvis Costello "My ____ is True"
- Point (at)
- Skill that keeps the rim of the bowl clean
- Archer's need
- Assassin's asset
- Draw a bead on, with "at"
- Skill with one's pants down
- A shooter might take it
- "OMG since 1997" program
- Ready-fire linkup
- Word between ready and fire
- Point a weapon
- Dart thrower's asset
- Point, in a way
- "Ready, ___ ...!"
- Spearfishing need
- Second in command?
- Tell's was excellent
- Darts skill
- Biathlon need
- Sight the target
- It involves lining up
- Wind often affects it
- Bat Masterson's was excellent
- Colgate's competition
- Oakley forte
- Adjust an arrow, say
- Marksmen take it
- Ready-fire separator
- Charge before firing?
- Asset for a gunfighter
- Seat, for a candidate
- Line up the crosshairs
- Desired result
- Intended goal
- Set your sights on
- Annie Oakley's asset
- Prepare to pull the trigger
- Word shouted before "Fire!"
- Use one's scope
- Skill in darts
- Cry after "Ready!"
- Thing marksmen do
- Asset at the archery range
- Command between "Ready!" and "Fire!"
- Sniper's asset
- Quarterback's asset
- Completely finishing this crossword, to you
- "Ready, ___, fire!"
- Ultimate design
- Archery requisite
- Retired chat service
- Aspire
- Mission
- Strive
- Direct or point
- Spot a target
- Point a water gun
- Point at, with a water pistol
- Sight a target
- Prepare to shoot an arrow at a target
- Racism oddly ignored in mission
- Farrow back in goal
- Prepare to fire a gun
- Article I'm to make objective
- Prepare to hit a target
- Program with a "Buddy List," for short
- Go for a target
- Point, as a water pistol
- Set your sights
- Point a weapon at a target
- "___ to Please" 7 Seconds
- Bullet for My Valentine "Scream ___ Fire"
- Cute Is What We ___ For
- See 10
- Heart of "communication problem" - ultimately after a plan
- I'm after one as an objective
- Mean to be a first-class leader of men
- Mean to go first-class to Maidenhead
- Desire
- Colgate rival
- Deadeye's strength
- 90 Across backwards
- Sniper's skill
- Annie Oakley's forte
- Point gun
- Target, ___ at
- London stock market for start-ups and growing companies
- Direct, intend
- Purpose of Thai mission
- Archer's necessity
- Take a bead
- Gold medal, to an Olympian
- Archer's forte
- Get ready to shoot a basketball
- Archery need
- Point, as a crossbow
- Biathlon asset
- Aspire to, with "for"
- Needle threader's skill
- Tell's had to be true
- Scope something out?
- Draw a bead, so to speak
- Bocce player's asset
- Intend to go first class to Maidenhead
- Mean to achieve a rise in amiability
- Ultimate purpose
- Intend to reciprocate a bit of amiability
- Use a gunsight
- Mark has the article I'm after
- Get a bead on
- Mark is very good at finishing them
- Shooter's need
- Prepare to shoot an arrow
- Direct effort
- Intent or intend
- Knife thrower's need
- Darts player's asset
- "I ___ to please!"
- William Tell's forte
- Carnival game skill
- Line up a shot
- Attempt
- Mark has an excellent figure
- Command after "Ready!"
- Mean not to miss
- Ready-fire link
- Main purpose
- Mark the article I'm after
- Mean to go first-class to Minehead
- Train on a target
- Order in target practice
- What archers take
- Ready-fire go-between
- Hoops asset
- Crossbow wielder's asset
- Mean to acquire a first-class figure
- Desired outcome
- Sight the bull's-eye
- Lesson objective
- Direct at a target
- Hoped-for outcome
- What you're getting at
- Prepare to throw an ax
- Gamer's asset, maybe
- Skill of an archer
- Archer's pride
- Something an archer will take
- Asset in darts
- Step between "ready" and "fire"
- Fire starter?
- Archery skill
- Peer through a scope
- Three-point shooter's asset
- Point a telescope, for example
- Motive
- Pro darts player's skill
- Prepare to shoot from 100 yards away
- Asset for an axe thrower
- Point an arrow at a bull's-eye
- Trail of Broken Treaties org.
- Thing you must do for target practice
- Asset when playing Skee-Ball
- ___ high (be ambitious)
- Bowler's asset
- Asset for an archer
- Goal or ambition
- Hoped-for result
- Axe thrower's asset
- Sale, for a retailer
- Prepare to zap someone in laser tag
- Point the arrow at the bull's-eye
- 1-Across to shoot an arrow
- Asset in playing Whac-A-Mole
- Quarterback's skill
- Important skill for a biathlete
- Sightsee?
- Early chat app with the "Running Man" mascot
- Get ready to drive, say
- Archer's talent
- Axe thrower's skill
- Good attribute for a darts player
- Mark is always very good on Monday
- Arjuna's skill, in the "Mahabharata"
- Point at a bull's-eye
- Skill for an archer
- Ensure accuracy with a water gun
- Get ready to throw a water balloon
- Shout between "ready" and "fire"
- Get ready to take a shot
- Asset in cornhole
- Skill needed for bocce
- Early chat app with a Buddy List, in brief
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - January 23, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - January 22, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 20, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 14, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 08, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - January 02, 2026
- LA Times - December 25, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - December 11, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 23, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 23, 2025
- LA Times - November 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 11, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 10, 2025
- New York Times - November 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 06, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 05, 2025
- New York Times - November 04, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 03, 2025
- Mirror Mini - November 02, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - October 30, 2025
- Daily American - October 15, 2025
- LA Times - October 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - September 23, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 19, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - September 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 15, 2025
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